Misc Parts

Plasma Load Gas Tank

The plasma load gas cap is seldom seen on the Mk II Vipers after the Miniseries. Continuity most probably forgot that the caps go on the Vipers after they have been refueled in the Hangar Bay. The following scene from the Pilot MiniSeries shows the red plasma fuel cap on one of the Vipers behind Cally.

The flange and cap are made by Carter® Brand Ground Fueling Equipment of Eaton Aerospace Group. This revised blueprint shows that the plasma load gas tank filler was originally designed to have a hinged cover.

The Eaton Model #25668 2-½” refueling 9-bolt flange adapter is seen bolted to the Viper Mk II from this pre-production VFX reference photo. The flange is short lived in its pristine shiny brass color.

This is one of two Eaton Model #61606 Military Style Sealing Cap Pressure dust caps from the MiniSeries. This part is designed to cover or seal the filler-neck or inlet opening of the Viper Mk II plasma fuel tank.

Wing Pod Marker Lights

The Viper Mk II has a red marker light on the leading and trailing edge of each wing pod. These blinking lights act more as a marker light than a traditional aviation navigational light. In this scene from the Pilot MiniSeries you can see the red marker light illuminated behind Lee Adama.

Each wing pod was originally designed to have a leading red light and a trailing blue light as seen in this section of Viper blueprint.

This detail shot shows that the lights were crudely glued into place on the wings.

The Grote Industries Beehive Clearance/Marker Lamp (Product #45022 – Red) was used on the Mk II as wing marker lights. The angle steel was removed and the housings were converted to run on battery packs.